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I grew up in Province Masbate Aroroy Philippines. Aswang or Wak-Wak is much the same the famous stories in the Philippines. One night I was setting down outside the house on the white sands enjoying the moon that night when I notices something flying, flapping its wings at points it to me, to my surprise I cannot make something to what I see, black in color maybe the size of a dog at the same time I heard "wuk wuk wuk". I was so scared that I sprint to the house catching my breath; my grandma got worried what had happened.  Later that night she told us some stories about Aswang or Wak-Wak. "Wak-Wak is specifically supposed to change into its birdlike form by leaving behind its lower body; it flies around looking for victims, especially pregnant women. It lands on a house and makes a small hole on the roof through which it slips through its long, threadlike tongue. Once it reaches a warm body, it sucks out the heart, lungs, liver and intestines. In the case of a pregnant woman, the baby is targeted.  Also she said an "Aswang is revealed by using a bottle of a special oil extracted from boiled and decanted coconut meat and mixed with certain plant stems upon which special prayers being said. When an Aswang comes near or roams around the house at night, the oil is said to boil (or froth into bubbles) and continue boiling until the Aswang departs. In addition Buntot pagi or stingray's tails, shiny, sterling silver swords, and images of old crones or grandmothers have been said to dispel their presence. Additionally throwing salt at Aswangs is also said to cause their skin to burn. This belief may stem from the purifying powers attributed to salt crystals." They are also said to abhor garlic.